Kayan Mentarang National Park

Kayan Mentarang National Park
Coordinates: 3 ° 12 ′ 0 ″  N , 115 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  E
Location:	Kalimantan Utara , Indonesia
Surface:	13.605 km²
Founding:	1996

The Kayan Mentarang National Park is located on the island of Borneo in the Indonesian province of Kalimantan Utara , south of the Malaysian border. It comprises the largest protected rainforest area in Indonesia with a total area of ​​1.4 million hectares. The Malay states of Sabah and Sarawak are also included in territorial terms . There are several Dayak villages in the south of the park .

The WWF counts it among the most valuable rainforest areas on earth. The national park is threatened by the timber industry and plans to convert forests into agricultural land.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} GiZ: Kayan Mentarang National Park  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Heather Zeppel, Indigenous Ecotourism: Sustainable Development and Management
3. ↑ WWF: Kayan Mentarang National Park

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